The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-09-10
VIEWING THE CITY.
Courteous Attentions Paid Chicago Re
porters by ottawa Citizens.

Wednesday afternoon there assembled in
the office of the Clifton House a small com
pany of seven gentlemen and Gus" Three
Chicago newspaper men are in town this week
to get the decision in the anarchist cases,
and some of our citizens conceived the idea
of taking these reporters out and showing
them the beautiful city Of Ottawa. Accord
inrly, as above stated, they met these gentle.
men at the Clifton at 3 o'clock. There was
Mr.. Killen, of the Chicago Journal; MIR.
Bell of the Tribune: and Mr.. Hunt, of the
United Press Association. Then there was
Mayor 4. G. Allen, Samuel Nicholson, David
A. Cook, L. C. Swift and "us" Messrs. Xii.
len, Hunt, Allen and Nicholson took one car
riage, and Messrs. Bell, Cook, Swift and us
the other carriage. Mayor Allen acted as
pilot. He drove from the hotel in north
casterly direction, showing The guests where
the canal crosses the Fox river; and also
driving around by the organ factory and the
new driving park. lie then led the party
north, up the bluff by Mr. Caton's residence
and Mr.. Catlin's. The gentlemen alighted
and looked over the garden. The party then
drove to the rear of Mr.. Caton's premises
and into his parks. They were bound to see
Mr.. Caton's elk. Here they alighted again,
and went down IN the woods on foot to see
the elk. Mr.. Cook said that he understood
that elk were dangerous, and requested Mr..
Swift to leave the gate open to provide for g
retreat. Mr.. Nicholson armed himself with
the gate.pn and intmatcd that he could get
away with the festive elk. lie put his silk
tile upon the back of his head, ilourished
the gate. pin, and led the advance. Mr. Cook
got under the wing of Mr.. Killen, deriving
from that gentlemans name some hope of
protection in case of meeting hostile elk.
Mr.. Swift and Mr. Hunt thought first they
would not tackle the elk, but finally joined
the others. Mr.. Bell ran after the party,
keeping cautiously in the rear. His Honor
the Mayor said he would wait by the car
rages. We stayed there too. After little
while the party Of brave explorers returned
Mr.. Cook had his coat off and look ell excited
Mr.. Killen said that they had met with hos
tile elk, and that Mr.. Cook had climbed 9
tree. We thought we should like very much
to see Mr.. d. A. Cook shining up n tree OF
n very warm afternoon, but we held oul
peace. MIR. Nicholson ilourshed his gate
pin in an excited manner and observed tina
there was no danger from elk anyway. HI
believed that elk shed their horns about th
time of year, or else in the sprlng,-h
| wasn't quite sure which but, anyhow, h
believed that elk shed their horns some time
, and were not dangerous. Mr.. Cook soon re
. covered from his exertiOns, and the part.
9 got into the carriages again.
\ At the request Of the Mayor, Mr.. Cool
t now took the lead. He took the part.
around through the grounds of Mrs. Wal
1 lace, widow Of the brave Gen. W. ii. l.. Wa
z lace; then down through Sherwood Place
t thence past the glass works, through Zulu
}. and out short distance on Illinois Avenue
He then turned around, returned to Mai
J, street. and made circuit Of the south an
II cas-. sides respectively, and thence TO tn
is Clifton.
The Chicago gentlemen expressed them
n selves as very much pleased with Ottaw
r. and its surroundings, and gave the either
A 9 pressing invitation to call upon them
lie Chicago!
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